Paramacrobiotus richtersi subsp. sensu
- Dataset
- Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America
- Rank
- SUBSPECIES
- Published in
- Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Michalczyk, Łukasz, Mcinnes, Sandra J. (2015): Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America. Zootaxa 3923 (1): 1-107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3923.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Heterotardigrada
- order
- Parachela
- family
- Macrobiotidae
- genus
- Paramacrobiotus
discussion
Remarks: Paramacrobiotus richtersi was, until recently, believed to be cosmopolitan (McInnes 1994 a). New taxonomic data has shown that this is the nominal species for a species complex – the ‘ richtersi group’ – requiring careful examination of both adults and eggs. Several newly described species of this group have been added to the faunas of South and Central America (e. g. Michalczyk & Kaczmarek 2006 b, Michalczyk et al. 2006, Pilato et al. 2006). In the light of these reports, and given P. richtersi was originally described from Europe, we suggest all species records from South America should be treated with caution until the original slides are re-examined or the species is otherwise verified from the region.